Short Speculated Poems

Portraitist Henry Raeburn
speculated with fees he did earn
No nonsense was his style
&a golf fanatic for a while...

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Experts Speculated and Simulated

Had heard that some experts speculated,
Must learn how things  can be simulated;
Choir singing;
Better off being,
And parish again soon will be stimulated.

Jim Horn...

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I speculated in my head
what sort of token should I give,
to the One I love the most,
my dearest friend, partner, soulmate,
on this special day.
I could not decide
upon a single day that would show
my deepest thoughts, love and desire.
And so I pen these careful words
on a two cent piece of paper
to show my greatest gift,
my love for you.
Happy Anniversary, Baby....

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WHY?

Red red roses
Bushes overflowing
The reds come first
Why not pink or white?
I’ve no way of knowing

Dear someone please -
One sensitive to nature’s ways -
Why do reds come first?
Why not pink or white?
I’ve pondered this for days

Speculated every since
I beheld that overwhelming crowd
Of big red red roses
Gathered atop our grown-wild bush
Glistening in the morning sun
Dewy-faced and proud...

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Rhetoric
 get over it
 I must confess
 double tongue 
I'm on the run
I don't eat raw fish
Speculated observers must think I'm rich
Just cause though because I eat caviar when I take a bath
Such lies what's up my eyes covers my skin
That's why I'm not bathing
Shall I commit
Truce and not spit
Get over it
Rhetoric

2/7/21/written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021...

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